CCEW Charity Commission profile

GAIA HOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 900339 · organisation 900339

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
23 March 1990
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02459323
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,267,425
Latest expenditure
£1,244,513
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Gaia House, West Ogwell, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6EW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gaiahouse.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Gaia House is an Insight Meditation Centre offering a year round programme of silent retreats with meditation instruction and teachings drawn from the Buddhist traditions.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,267,425
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,244,513
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
13 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
13 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,366,290
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,072,825
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,152,109
Total Gross Expenditure
£987,410
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£751,127
Total Gross Expenditure
£805,458
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
18 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
18 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£581,530
Total Gross Expenditure
£582,028

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,267,425
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,244,513
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,030
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
13 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,366,290
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,072,825
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,152,109
Total Gross Expenditure
£987,410
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£150
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
30 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£751,127
Total Gross Expenditure
£805,458
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
18 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£581,530
Total Gross Expenditure
£582,028
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£34,210
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
270441
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
983333
Income Investments
13387
Income Other
264
Income Total Income And Endowments
1267425
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,630
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,242,718
Expenditure Other
165
Expenditure Total
1244513
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10455
Expenditure Support Costs
74394
Expenditure Depreciation
35134
Gain Loss Investment
9652
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£752,684
Assets Total Fixed
1043734
Assets Own Use
938529
Assets Long Term Investment
105205
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,009,226
Assets Total Liabilities
£296,340
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,756,620
Creditors One Year Total Current
296340
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£974,062
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1727333
Funds Restricted
29287
Funds Total
1756620
Count Employees
29
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
13 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
327925
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1024617
Income Investments
13748
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1366290
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£228
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,072,597
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1072825
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9722
Expenditure Support Costs
80223
Expenditure Depreciation
33692
Gain Loss Investment
4950
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£663,439
Assets Total Fixed
1015832
Assets Own Use
923155
Assets Long Term Investment
92677
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,008,358
Assets Total Liabilities
£300,134
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,724,056
Creditors One Year Total Current
300134
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£965,149
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1643656
Funds Restricted
80400
Funds Total
1724056
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
29 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
258261
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
885259
Income Investments
8589
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1152109
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£240
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£986,391
Expenditure Other
779
Expenditure Total
987410
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8756
Expenditure Support Costs
79453
Expenditure Depreciation
36784
Gain Loss Investment
6876
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£406,705
Assets Total Fixed
1023899
Assets Own Use
938897
Assets Long Term Investment
85002
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£693,760
Assets Total Liabilities
£292,018
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,425,641
Creditors One Year Total Current
292018
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£658,097
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1390201
Funds Restricted
35440
Funds Total
1425641
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
30 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
233102
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
510626
Income Investments
7399
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
751127
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£805,458
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
805458
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8940
Expenditure Support Costs
56154
Expenditure Depreciation
31651
Gain Loss Investment
-28181
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£213,825
Assets Total Fixed
1152234
Assets Own Use
967958
Assets Long Term Investment
184276
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£312,409
Assets Total Liabilities
£210,577
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,254,066
Creditors One Year Total Current
201126
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
9451
Assets Cash
£278,555
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1181783
Funds Restricted
72283
Funds Total
1254066
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
18 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
278238
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
298158
Income Investments
5134
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
581530
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£582,028
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
582028
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
45561
Expenditure Depreciation
19372
Gain Loss Investment
24683
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
999404
Assets Own Use
792864
Assets Long Term Investment
206540
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£476,172
Assets Total Liabilities
£138,998
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,336,578
Creditors One Year Total Current
129831
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
9167
Assets Cash
£435,424
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1120033
Funds Restricted
216545
Funds Total
1336578
Count Employees
25
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GAIA HOUSE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1990-03-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12TH JANUARY 1990 AS AMENDED ON 13TH SEPTEMBER 2000 as amended on 22 Jan 2020
Charitable Objects
(1) TO PRESERVE PROTECT AND ENHANCE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE FOR THE INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICE OF MEDITATION. (2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN MEDITATION.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
39598
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
GAIA HOUSE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures